PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukko Haahtee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Odenkirk is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Odenkirk
vs
Haahtee

185 cm
24
215 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

183 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cross Odenkirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ukko Haahtee!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haahtee throws a lazy head kick
and Odenkirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Odenkirk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Odenkirk throws a chopping leg kick but Haahtee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Odenkirk clinches up against the cage.
Haahtee is trying to force a seperation but Odenkirk has the dominant position.
Haahtee is trying to force a seperation but Odenkirk has the dominant position.
Haahtee takes a shot to the head.
Odenkirk stalling.
Haahtee wants to break free but Odenkirk has control.
Odenkirk lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odenkirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Odenkirk.
Haahtee wants to get back to striking at distance but Odenkirk won't allow it.
Odenkirk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Odenkirk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Odenkirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Odenkirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haahtees head.
Odenkirk scores with a shot to the side of Haahtee's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odenkirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Odenkirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odenkirk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Haahtee tries to break the clinch but Odenkirk is controlling the position.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odenkirk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Odenkirk misses with a series of wild punches.
Haahtee throws an off balance right hand

and Odenkirk counters by clinching up.
Haahtee has had enough of the clinch but Odenkirk keeps him there for the moment.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Haahtee lands but Odenkirk takes it in his stride.
Haahtee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haahtee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Odenkirk scores with a takedown into Haahtee's guard.
Haahtee looks gassed!

Odenkirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Odenkirk wants to pass the guard but Haahtee is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee working a defensive guard here.
Odenkirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Haahtee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odenkirk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Odenkirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Haahtee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odenkirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odenkirk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Haahtee is proving hard to escape from.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cross Odenkirk.
Odenkirk moves out of range as Haahtee throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses.
Haahtee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haahtee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haahtee throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Haahtee.

Odenkirk moves into range and clinches up with Haahtee.
Odenkirk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk is leaning against Haahtee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Odenkirk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Odenkirk moves into the clinch.
Odenkirk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Odenkirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Odenkirk lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses
and Haahtee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Odenkirk forces Haahtee back against the cage and clinches.
Odenkirk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odenkirk lands with a short shot to the head.
Odenkirk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Nice body punch from Odenkirk - that landed with a thud.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haahtee tries to land a leg kick but Odenkirk saw it coming and moves away.
Odenkirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Odenkirk moves into the clinch successfully.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch.

Odenkirk closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Odenkirk lands in his opponent's guard.
Haahtee keeping moving, preventing Odenkirk from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haahtee managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cross Odenkirk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Odenkirk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Odenkirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.

Odenkirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Odenkirk clinches up with Haahtee and pushes him back against the cage.
Haahtee letting Odenkirk take a breather here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haahtee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haahtee swings for the body but Odenkirk moves out of range.
Haahtee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Odenkirk throws a right and a left that Haahtee avoids nicely.
Odenkirk avoids the head kick by Haahtee.
Odenkirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haahtee's waist but Haahtee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Odenkirk off to one side.

Odenkirk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Odenkirk fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Haahtee is avoiding damage well.
Haahtee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Haahtee wants to control but Odenkirk is keeping him busy.
Haahtee wants to pass the guard but Odenkirk is defending well.
Haahtee is breathing heavily.
Odenkirk tries to roll over but Haahtee keeps him under control.
Odenkirk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Odenkirk wants to control but Haahtee is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haahtee controlling the pace.
Haahtee wants to control but Odenkirk is keeping him busy.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ukko Haahtee.
Odenkirk misses with a takedown attempt - Haahtee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Odenkirk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee thumps Odenkirk with a low kick.
Haahtee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Odenkirk in his tracks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haahtee.
Haahtee lands a nice looking body shot.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Haahtee is looking to slow Odenkirk down with leg kicks.
Haahtee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haahtee throws a head kick that Odenkirk semi-blocks.
Haahtee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haahtee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Odenkirk.
Haahtee throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haahtee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haahtee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Haahtee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Haahtee throws a sloppy head kick and Odenkirk moves out of range easily.

Odenkirk rushes Haahtee and presses him up against the cage.
Odenkirk lands a body shot.
Odenkirk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Odenkirk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haahtee is trying to break the clinch but Odenkirk has him pressed against the cage.
Cross Odenkirk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Odenkirk is pushing Haahtee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Odenkirk is trying to force a seperation but Haahtee has the dominant position.
Odenkirk misses with a punch to the body.
Odenkirk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Haahtee keeps control of Odenkirk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk gets through Haahtee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Haahtee is looking to break free of the clinch but Odenkirk has double underhooks.
Odenkirk misses with a body punch.
Haahtee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Haahtee breaks from the clinch.
Ukko Haahtee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odenkirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Haahtee circles away.

Odenkirk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Haahtee was covering up waiting for the punch and Odenkirk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Odenkirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Odenkirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haahtee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haahtee pulls Odenkirk in close to prevent any damage.
Let's hope that Haahtee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ukko Haahtee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Haahtee swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Odenkirk counters by clinching up.
Odenkirk slows down the pace here.
Odenkirk prevents Haahtee from breaking the clinch.
Haahtee stalling in the clinch but Odenkirk improves position.
Odenkirk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haahtee backwards.
Odenkirk lands a body punch.
Haahtee is looking to control Odenkirk's arms but Odenkirk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haahtee has his back to the cage.
Odenkirk gets through Haahtee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Odenkirk leaning against his opponent.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Odenkirk clinches up with Haahtee and pushes him back against the cage.
Odenkirk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Odenkirk.
Haahtee is trying to break the clinch but Odenkirk is controlling him.
Odenkirk lands a body shot.
Haahtee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odenkirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odenkirk stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haahtees head.
Odenkirk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haahtees head.
Haahtee trying to stall but Odenkirk improves his position.
Odenkirk scores with a shoulder strike.
Haahtee is trying to break the clinch but Odenkirk is controlling him.

Odenkirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Haahtee gets tackled into the cage by Odenkirk. Odenkirk maintains the clinch.
Haahtee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Odenkirk has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Odenkirk.
Haahtee wants to stall.
Odenkirk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odenkirk presses Haahtee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Odenkirk is leaning against Haahtee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Odenkirk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haahtee is trying to push Odenkirk away but Odenkirk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Odenkirk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Odenkirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haahtee misses the body punch

and Odenkirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odenkirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haahtee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haahtee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Odenkirk gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Odenkirk.
Odenkirk taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Odenkirk clinches with his opponent.
Haahtee trying to land knees to the body.
Odenkirk avoiding damage.
Odenkirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Odenkirk.
Haahtee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch.
Haahtee lands a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haahtee swats away the attempt to clinch by Odenkirk.
Odenkirk tries to clinch there but Haahtee circles away.
Odenkirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haahtee.
A lazy left from Odenkirk finds it's target.
Cross Odenkirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Odenkirk instigates a clinch.
Haahtee looking to slow down the pace here.
Odenkirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haahtee misses with an elbow strike.
Odenkirk lands a body punch.
Odenkirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haahtee working hard to break the clinch.
Haahtee tries to break free but Odenkirk pushes him back against the cage.
Haahtee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Odenkirk is keeping busy.

Odenkirk manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Haahtee tries to keep at a distance but Odenkirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Odenkirk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Odenkirk is struggling to control the position.
Haahtee wants to get back to striking at distance but Odenkirk won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Odenkirk.
A right hand to the body from Odenkirk.

Odenkirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haahtee throws a head kick that misses.

Odenkirk closes the distance and clinches.
Odenkirk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Haahtee is looking to break free of the clinch but Odenkirk has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Haahtee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Odenkirk pushes Haahtee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cross Odenkirk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Odenkirk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cross Odenkirk!